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| Trump transition goes on after weekend meeting potential appointees – live | Trump transition goes on after weekend meeting potential appointees – live |
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| The media pool covering the Trump transition has encountered former senator Scott Brown and Oklahoma governor Mary Fallin following their meetings in Trump tower. | |
| Also spotted: former Texas governor Rick Perry, leaving the building just after noon without speaking with reporters.Additionally spotted: TV executives and on-air personality including: | |
| NBC’s Deborah Turness | |
| CNN’s Jeff Zucker and Wolf Blitzer | |
| FOX’s Bill Shine, Jack Abernethy and Jay Wallace and Suzanne Scott | |
| CBS’s John Dickerson and Charlie Rose | |
| Fallin said “we are very, very excited for this administration,” adding that she “was not offered a position.” | |
| “It was just an initial meeting to discuss a wide range of topics,” Fallin said. | |
| Brown spoke at length about challenges facing the veterans administration, and said he thought he was the “best person” for the job. | |
| Brown said the VA post was the “toughest job in the cabinet” owing to the importance of caring for veterans and systemic problems plaguing the agency. | |
| “He’s obviously going to take my application, or interest, under consideration,” Brown said. “I’m glad that he called. He’s going to obviously meet other folks, and we should know, I would think, probably after Thanksgiving.” | |
| Brown continued: | |
| I’m not competing with anybody. I think I’m the best person, but there are some tremendous people out there and I don’t look at it as a competition. Anybody who takes that job, which I believe is the toughest job in the cabinet – because it has so many problems in that it’s so visible, and that people’s lives are depending on whether you do it right or wrong. I think as the president-elect said, it’s his highest priority, and that’s why the veterans came out so strongly for him. | |
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| Activists have announced a protest of incoming White House chief strategist Steve Bannon for this afternoon at 5pm ET at the Trump Soho hotel and residences: | Activists have announced a protest of incoming White House chief strategist Steve Bannon for this afternoon at 5pm ET at the Trump Soho hotel and residences: |
| 5.01pm GMT | 5.01pm GMT |
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| Executives and anchors from ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and Fox are meeting with Trump at Trump tower on Monday afternoon, CNN’s Brian Stelter reports: | Executives and anchors from ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and Fox are meeting with Trump at Trump tower on Monday afternoon, CNN’s Brian Stelter reports: |
| The meeting was organized by Trump’s campaign manager Kellyanne Conway, who is now a senior adviser to Trump. | The meeting was organized by Trump’s campaign manager Kellyanne Conway, who is now a senior adviser to Trump. |
| The meeting is off-the-record. Free speech advocates have urged the networks to present a united front to strengthen media demands for access to the Trump administration. Late in his campaign, Trump ditched his press pool, and he hasn’t given a news conference since being elected, and he regularly lashes out at the media, even as the media catches blame in some corners for helping to elect him by giving him unlimited exposure and falsely elevating him as Hillary Clinton’s equal. | The meeting is off-the-record. Free speech advocates have urged the networks to present a united front to strengthen media demands for access to the Trump administration. Late in his campaign, Trump ditched his press pool, and he hasn’t given a news conference since being elected, and he regularly lashes out at the media, even as the media catches blame in some corners for helping to elect him by giving him unlimited exposure and falsely elevating him as Hillary Clinton’s equal. |
| 4.47pm GMT | 4.47pm GMT |
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| The Trump team has listed additional people working on its behalf to establish beachheads in the bureaucracy, preliminary to the full-scale Trump administration invasion of Washington. | The Trump team has listed additional people working on its behalf to establish beachheads in the bureaucracy, preliminary to the full-scale Trump administration invasion of Washington. |
| The analogy isn’t as strained as it might seem; these functionaries are known as “landing team members.” It is, however, unclear what kind of a takeover we’re witnessing – if that’s what we’re witnessing. | The analogy isn’t as strained as it might seem; these functionaries are known as “landing team members.” It is, however, unclear what kind of a takeover we’re witnessing – if that’s what we’re witnessing. |
| The list in full is below. It’s been posted to Trump’s transition web site, www.greatagain.gov (how could that not have been taken?), where you may also find bios of the incoming president and vice-president, additional news releases and web pages describing policy priorities. A h/t to Zeke Miller of Time magazine for flagging this update: | The list in full is below. It’s been posted to Trump’s transition web site, www.greatagain.gov (how could that not have been taken?), where you may also find bios of the incoming president and vice-president, additional news releases and web pages describing policy priorities. A h/t to Zeke Miller of Time magazine for flagging this update: |
| Department of Commerce | Department of Commerce |
| Ray Washburne | Ray Washburne |
| Employer (current or most recent): Charter Holdings | Employer (current or most recent): Charter Holdings |
| Funding source: Volunteer | Funding source: Volunteer |
| David Bohigian | David Bohigian |
| Employer (current or most recent): Pluribus Ventures | Employer (current or most recent): Pluribus Ventures |
| Funding source: Volunteer | Funding source: Volunteer |
| Joan Maginnis | Joan Maginnis |
| Employer (current or most recent): U.S. Department of Commerce (Retired) | Employer (current or most recent): U.S. Department of Commerce (Retired) |
| Funding source: Volunteer | Funding source: Volunteer |
| Social Security Administration | Social Security Administration |
| Tom Leppert | Tom Leppert |
| Employer (current or most recent): Kaplan, Inc. (Retired) | Employer (current or most recent): Kaplan, Inc. (Retired) |
| Funding source: Volunteer | Funding source: Volunteer |
| Department of the Treasury | Department of the Treasury |
| William Walton | William Walton |
| Employer (current or most recent): Rappahannock Ventures LLC | Employer (current or most recent): Rappahannock Ventures LLC |
| Funding source: Volunteer | Funding source: Volunteer |
| Curtis Dubay | Curtis Dubay |
| Employer (current or most recent): The Heritage Foundation | Employer (current or most recent): The Heritage Foundation |
| Funding source: Private | Funding source: Private |
| Judy Shelton | Judy Shelton |
| Employer (current or most recent): Self-Employed Economist | Employer (current or most recent): Self-Employed Economist |
| Funding source: Volunteer | Funding source: Volunteer |
| Mauricio Claver-Carone | Mauricio Claver-Carone |
| Employer (current or most recent): Cuba Democracy Advocates | Employer (current or most recent): Cuba Democracy Advocates |
| Funding source: Volunteer | Funding source: Volunteer |
| Federal Communications Commission | Federal Communications Commission |
| Jeff Eisenach | Jeff Eisenach |
| Employer (current or most recent): NERA Economic Consulting | Employer (current or most recent): NERA Economic Consulting |
| Funding source: Volunteer | Funding source: Volunteer |
| Mark Jamison | Mark Jamison |
| Employer (current or most recent): University of Florida | Employer (current or most recent): University of Florida |
| Funding source: Volunteer | Funding source: Volunteer |
| Small Business Administration | Small Business Administration |
| Mary Anne Bradfield | Mary Anne Bradfield |
| Employer (current or most recent): Accelerated Development & Support Corp. | Employer (current or most recent): Accelerated Development & Support Corp. |
| Funding source: Private | Funding source: Private |
| Department of Defense | Department of Defense |
| Greg Gardner | Greg Gardner |
| Employer (current or most recent): NETApp | Employer (current or most recent): NETApp |
| Funding source: Volunteer | Funding source: Volunteer |
| Department of State | Department of State |
| Steven Groves | Steven Groves |
| Employer (current or most recent): The Heritage Foundation | Employer (current or most recent): The Heritage Foundation |
| Funding source: Private | Funding source: Private |
| Department of Justice | Department of Justice |
| J. Patrick Rowan | J. Patrick Rowan |
| Employer (current or most recent): McGuireWoods LLP | Employer (current or most recent): McGuireWoods LLP |
| Funding source: Private | Funding source: Private |
| Jessie Liu | Jessie Liu |
| Employer (current or most recent): Morrison & Foerster LLP | Employer (current or most recent): Morrison & Foerster LLP |
| Funding source: Private | Funding source: Private |
| Ronald Tenpas | Ronald Tenpas |
| Employer (current or most recent): Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | Employer (current or most recent): Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
| Funding source: Private | Funding source: Private |
| US Trade Representative | US Trade Representative |
| Dan DiMicco | Dan DiMicco |
| Employer (current or most recent): Nucor Corporation (Retired) | Employer (current or most recent): Nucor Corporation (Retired) |
| Funding source: Volunteer | Funding source: Volunteer |
| Robert Lighthizer | Robert Lighthizer |
| Employer (current or most recent): Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Employer (current or most recent): Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP |
| Funding source: Private | Funding source: Private |
| 4.35pm GMT | 4.35pm GMT |
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| Sanders: 'It's not good enough to say, "I'm a woman, vote for me"' | Sanders: 'It's not good enough to say, "I'm a woman, vote for me"' |
| In an address to about 1,000 supporters in Boston Sunday night, Bernie Sanders challenged Democrats to rediscover the working class – and in the process he seemed to suggest that Hillary Clinton had traded on a failed strategy of identity politics in her losing presidential bid. | In an address to about 1,000 supporters in Boston Sunday night, Bernie Sanders challenged Democrats to rediscover the working class – and in the process he seemed to suggest that Hillary Clinton had traded on a failed strategy of identity politics in her losing presidential bid. |
| “The working class of this country is being decimated — that’s why Donald Trump won,” Sanders said at the Berklee Performance Center, according to a report by public radio station WBUR. “And what we need now are candidates who stand with those working people, who understand that real median family income has gone down.” | “The working class of this country is being decimated — that’s why Donald Trump won,” Sanders said at the Berklee Performance Center, according to a report by public radio station WBUR. “And what we need now are candidates who stand with those working people, who understand that real median family income has gone down.” |
| The WBUR report continues: | The WBUR report continues: |
| Sanders also said supporters needed to help move the party away from what he calls “identity politics.” | Sanders also said supporters needed to help move the party away from what he calls “identity politics.” |
| “It is not good enough for somebody to say, ‘I’m a woman, vote for me.’ That is not good enough,” Sanders said. “What we need is a woman who has the guts to stand up to Wall Street, to the insurance companies, to the drug companies, to the fossil fuel industries.” | “It is not good enough for somebody to say, ‘I’m a woman, vote for me.’ That is not good enough,” Sanders said. “What we need is a woman who has the guts to stand up to Wall Street, to the insurance companies, to the drug companies, to the fossil fuel industries.” |
| 4.22pm GMT | 4.22pm GMT |
| 16:22 | 16:22 |
| Surviving in Trump's America: 10 things women can do | Surviving in Trump's America: 10 things women can do |
| Jessica Valenti | Jessica Valenti |
| After the shock of Donald Trump’s presidential win wore off, it didn’t surprise me that one of the first things I saw women doing online was advising others to get IUDs as soon as possible. Anticipating the end of Obamacare, coverage for birth control, perhaps even abortion, a lot of women started to think about long term contraception and talking about their options online. With social media, getting involved is easier than ever. And with Trump– the most overtly misogynist politician in history – in office, we have our work cut out for us. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but here are ten things women can do that might ease our minds, and protect our rights. | After the shock of Donald Trump’s presidential win wore off, it didn’t surprise me that one of the first things I saw women doing online was advising others to get IUDs as soon as possible. Anticipating the end of Obamacare, coverage for birth control, perhaps even abortion, a lot of women started to think about long term contraception and talking about their options online. With social media, getting involved is easier than ever. And with Trump– the most overtly misogynist politician in history – in office, we have our work cut out for us. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but here are ten things women can do that might ease our minds, and protect our rights. |
| Read the full piece: | Read the full piece: |
| 3.52pm GMT | 3.52pm GMT |
| 15:52 | 15:52 |
| The president-elect will shave turkey this year in Palm Beach, Florida, a spokesman says: | The president-elect will shave turkey this year in Palm Beach, Florida, a spokesman says: |
| Spox for Pres-elect Trump, @JasonMillerinDC, says Trump will spend Thanskgiving at Mar-a-Lago. | Spox for Pres-elect Trump, @JasonMillerinDC, says Trump will spend Thanskgiving at Mar-a-Lago. |
| 3.50pm GMT | 3.50pm GMT |
| 15:50 | 15:50 |
| “Smart and tough.” Here’s brief video of Trump and Christie meeting at Bedminster yesterday. | “Smart and tough.” Here’s brief video of Trump and Christie meeting at Bedminster yesterday. |
| Christie recently denied sworn testimony at a Bridgegate trial that he knew about lane closures in 2013 on the George Washington bridge before the closures happened. The trial concluded with the federal criminal convictions of two former top Christie allies. | Christie recently denied sworn testimony at a Bridgegate trial that he knew about lane closures in 2013 on the George Washington bridge before the closures happened. The trial concluded with the federal criminal convictions of two former top Christie allies. |
| It would be great for Christie to find a slot in the Trump administration, fair to say. | It would be great for Christie to find a slot in the Trump administration, fair to say. |
| Donald Trump & Chris Christie this afternoon after meeting: pic.twitter.com/z7SbOixyZW | Donald Trump & Chris Christie this afternoon after meeting: pic.twitter.com/z7SbOixyZW |
| 3.38pm GMT | 3.38pm GMT |
| 15:38 | 15:38 |
| Here’s former senator Brown wandering in: | Here’s former senator Brown wandering in: |
| Scott Brown arrives at Trump Tower. Reports say he's being considered for VA post @ChasingNews pic.twitter.com/tkxv3kKwq1 | Scott Brown arrives at Trump Tower. Reports say he's being considered for VA post @ChasingNews pic.twitter.com/tkxv3kKwq1 |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 4.36pm GMT | at 4.36pm GMT |
| 3.32pm GMT | 3.32pm GMT |
| 15:32 | 15:32 |
| Gabbard, Chao, Brown on Monday meeting list | Gabbard, Chao, Brown on Monday meeting list |
| The action is going strong in the Trump tower hotel lobby, where potential members of the Trump administration (as they are thought to be) are arriving. | The action is going strong in the Trump tower hotel lobby, where potential members of the Trump administration (as they are thought to be) are arriving. |
| Already sighted: former Massachusetts senator Scott Brown, who has been trying to get back into government ever since Elizabeth Warren kicked him out of Ted Kennedy’s senate seat in 2012. | Already sighted: former Massachusetts senator Scott Brown, who has been trying to get back into government ever since Elizabeth Warren kicked him out of Ted Kennedy’s senate seat in 2012. |
| On the list: Representative Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, a Democrat, a former Democratic national committee vice-chair, a Bernie Sanders partisan and an Iraq war veteran. What’s a Democrat who endorsed Sanders doing at Trump tower? Incoming White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, who created new space for neo-Nazis and other bigots in the public discourse, is said to admire her work. | On the list: Representative Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, a Democrat, a former Democratic national committee vice-chair, a Bernie Sanders partisan and an Iraq war veteran. What’s a Democrat who endorsed Sanders doing at Trump tower? Incoming White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, who created new space for neo-Nazis and other bigots in the public discourse, is said to admire her work. |
| Also listed: former labor secretary Elaine Chao, wife of senate majority leader Mitch McConnell; former Texas governor Rick Perry; former House speaker Newt Gingrich and Oklahoma governor Mary Fallin. | Also listed: former labor secretary Elaine Chao, wife of senate majority leader Mitch McConnell; former Texas governor Rick Perry; former House speaker Newt Gingrich and Oklahoma governor Mary Fallin. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.40pm GMT | at 3.40pm GMT |
| 2.45pm GMT | 2.45pm GMT |
| 14:45 | 14:45 |
| Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of Donald Trump’s transition to the White House. Trump and vice-president-elect Mike Pence spent the weekend receiving potential cabinet and administration appointees at a Trump-branded golf course in Bedminster, New Jersey. | Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of Donald Trump’s transition to the White House. Trump and vice-president-elect Mike Pence spent the weekend receiving potential cabinet and administration appointees at a Trump-branded golf course in Bedminster, New Jersey. |
| No nominations or appointments were announced, but the Trump team says that new announcements could come at any time. Trump has already named a chief strategist, chief of staff, national security adviser, attorney general and CIA director. The last two roles are subject to senate confirmation hearings. | No nominations or appointments were announced, but the Trump team says that new announcements could come at any time. Trump has already named a chief strategist, chief of staff, national security adviser, attorney general and CIA director. The last two roles are subject to senate confirmation hearings. |
| Here’s a complete list of the Trump-Pence meetings this weekend, via the Trump team and pool reports, with notes on the meetings as provided by the Trump team. | Here’s a complete list of the Trump-Pence meetings this weekend, via the Trump team and pool reports, with notes on the meetings as provided by the Trump team. |
| Saturday | Saturday |
| Governor Mitt Romney, world affairs. “Extremely positive and productive conversation” | Governor Mitt Romney, world affairs. “Extremely positive and productive conversation” |
| Michelle Rhee, the future of public education | Michelle Rhee, the future of public education |
| Betsy DeVos, Common Core and school choice | Betsy DeVos, Common Core and school choice |
| General James Mattis, national security. “The ‘real deal’ and American hero ... The president-elect and vice-president-elect were very impressed” | General James Mattis, national security. “The ‘real deal’ and American hero ... The president-elect and vice-president-elect were very impressed” |
| Todd Ricketts, domestic commerce, tax reform. “Constructive conversation” | Todd Ricketts, domestic commerce, tax reform. “Constructive conversation” |
| Bob Woodson, community-based developments and opportunity. “A great discussion” | Bob Woodson, community-based developments and opportunity. “A great discussion” |
| Andy Puzder, regulations, “labor reforms,” trade | Andy Puzder, regulations, “labor reforms,” trade |
| Chairman Lew Eisenberg, Made in America manufacturing, infrastructure | Chairman Lew Eisenberg, Made in America manufacturing, infrastructure |
| Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong, dinner. Medical innovation. | Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong, dinner. Medical innovation. |
| Sunday | Sunday |
| Ari Emanuel, business, politics. “A good conversation with a longtime friend” | Ari Emanuel, business, politics. “A good conversation with a longtime friend” |
| Peter Kasinow, labor laws, regulations and commerce. | Peter Kasinow, labor laws, regulations and commerce. |
| Jon Gray, economy, global capital markets and the world financial situation. “An in-depth conversation” | Jon Gray, economy, global capital markets and the world financial situation. “An in-depth conversation” |
| Kris Kobach, border security, terrorism, bureaucracy | Kris Kobach, border security, terrorism, bureaucracy |
| Wilbur Ross, foreign deals, American manufacturing, “engaging Ambassadors”. “Great discussion” | Wilbur Ross, foreign deals, American manufacturing, “engaging Ambassadors”. “Great discussion” |
| Governor Chris Christie, domestic security, law enforcement, criminal justice. “A productive discussion | Governor Chris Christie, domestic security, law enforcement, criminal justice. “A productive discussion |
| Former mayor Rudy Giuliani, “an open discussion on administration priorities with longtime ally ... Prior to his departure to Indiana, vice-president-elect Pence met privately with Governor Christie and Mayor Giuliani.” | Former mayor Rudy Giuliani, “an open discussion on administration priorities with longtime ally ... Prior to his departure to Indiana, vice-president-elect Pence met privately with Governor Christie and Mayor Giuliani.” |
| Robert Johnson, “reviving inner city economies through principles of capitalism” | Robert Johnson, “reviving inner city economies through principles of capitalism” |
| David McCormick, global financial markets, currency | David McCormick, global financial markets, currency |
| Former Oklahoma House Speaker TW Shannon, transportation, infrastructure and issues relating to Western land usage | Former Oklahoma House Speaker TW Shannon, transportation, infrastructure and issues relating to Western land usage |
| Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, optimization of federal lands across the country, energy exploration and mining | Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, optimization of federal lands across the country, energy exploration and mining |
| General John Kelly, the global national security situation in the United States and various areas of conflict in the Middle East | General John Kelly, the global national security situation in the United States and various areas of conflict in the Middle East |
| Trump’s Hamilton baiting | Trump’s Hamilton baiting |
| He has only a few weeks left to find a dozen more cabinet secretaries and 4,000 appointees to staff his White House and the rest of his government. | He has only a few weeks left to find a dozen more cabinet secretaries and 4,000 appointees to staff his White House and the rest of his government. |
| He is paying out $25m to settle claims that he defrauded students with a sham university, while facing intense pressure to rid himself of business interests that may conflict with the country’s. | He is paying out $25m to settle claims that he defrauded students with a sham university, while facing intense pressure to rid himself of business interests that may conflict with the country’s. |
| Yet US president-elect Donald Trump made time over the weekend to post a series of complaints online about the the country’s most acclaimed musical, after its cast dared to ask Trump’s administration to “work on behalf of all of us” despite his racist rhetoric. | Yet US president-elect Donald Trump made time over the weekend to post a series of complaints online about the the country’s most acclaimed musical, after its cast dared to ask Trump’s administration to “work on behalf of all of us” despite his racist rhetoric. |
| “The cast and producers of Hamilton, which I hear is highly overrated, should immediately apologize to Mike Pence for their terrible behavior,” Trump said on Twitter on Sunday morning. | “The cast and producers of Hamilton, which I hear is highly overrated, should immediately apologize to Mike Pence for their terrible behavior,” Trump said on Twitter on Sunday morning. |
| Read further: | Read further: |
| ‘Heil victory’ | ‘Heil victory’ |
| This is a chilling passage https://t.co/5DjXfuozdK pic.twitter.com/HgQewV8QXQ | This is a chilling passage https://t.co/5DjXfuozdK pic.twitter.com/HgQewV8QXQ |
| Read that full piece here. | Read that full piece here. |
| Thank you for reading and please join us in the comments. | Thank you for reading and please join us in the comments. |